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Show u . ' W : ' ' 1 t s ' 1 " v i i ' . I V -' V. -X : S "ii MATT WEBB, age 6, and Tyler Webb, age 4, library while there with their mom. take advantage of the children's section of the f '" . . ,--T I J 1 H ; j! : i ni . - - f . I 'iliJ? i . -j I I ; -ij i' : p:- -T u " 1 -ri ? j -If Mv1 1 ; I:' - . . y.'-i - I ' - - f'i .- f- - i t J " " 5 . ' ! , i:- i: m I 1 . Js . CREED KIDD assists a young girl in the reference section of the library. Kidd will take over as the library's new director Feb. 1 i J - j ) r ! . I . X ' ' . I LXL .. LADY BYRD JOHNSON in her inaugural gown is part of the "First Ladies of the White House Exhibit" at the library. ' V . H : ? - . .. r- i J- i: v- i .;. - V it v i-"-, , jf - .... -r NEWSPAPERS, such as The Wall Street Journal, Jour-nal, are available at the library for a relaxing reading or for catching up on the financial scene as Ray Kier does. Librarian turns historian in county staff changes Doris Burton will resign as director of the Uintah County Library at the end of this month, but that won't get her out of the library. Instead, she will be renovating the office she now occupies to hold materials and resources on the area's history in her new position as Uintah County Historian. "The job became available and it's part time," Doris said. "After 10 years of 10 to 12 hours a day, my husband would like me home in the evenings." Doris would also like some spare time to write. "I'm working on three books, a science fiction book for youth, a history of Blue Mountain, and a book about the saloons of Uintah Basin entitled en-titled 'Behind Swinging Doors."' She will also be writing as part of her new job. "I'll be interviewing old timers in the area and taping the interviews. in-terviews. Then I'll write them up to add to our regional history room. I'm from here and I know a lot of the old timers, so it's really interesting to me." The regional room, which is open only to employees at the present time, will be expanded. "We want to make it easier for the public to use all of the information we have," Doris said. Although she will still be in the library, Doris admits she will miss some of the aspects of her job as director. "It becomes a part of you," she said. "Since I love children so much, it was a fun thing for me to build up the children's programs. I gained such an interest in the doll collection, I've begun making porcelain dolls myself, including an original of my granddaughter." The children's programs at the library include a preschool story hour once a week in the winter and many summer programs such as "brown bag" session where older kids bring a lunch, art lessons in cartooning, drawing and watercolor, craft classes, and Shakespeare presentations. Doris also started a summer reading program in which kids are awarded for the number of books they've read over the summer, and a frog jumping contest. Doris has also been in charge of getting a monthly art show in the library. For example, this month's artist is Douglas Lee, whols originally from Vernal and now lives in Heber. "Now maybe I can have my own art show displayed," Doris said. "As director I never felt I could do that." Her job as director will go to Creed Kidd, a Vernal native who started at the library in 1979 on a grant. He is still there and when not busy helping a youngster find just the right book or teaching someone how to use the card catalog, his job has been to process books, catalog them and order supplies for the library. As director he plans to expand as many sections of the library as need be, he said. "I'd like to upgrade the present collection," he said. "We're weak in some areas." He also said that some things at the library have been donated and that donations are greatly appreciated. ap-preciated. Some of the library's record albums have been donated, for example, offering different selections for different music interests. He also pointed out some of the library's services. "We have a multipurpose multi-purpose room available ' to organizations on appointment," he said, "and any group is encouraged to use it." A slide projector is also available to groups for use in the library, he added. The library also has what Creed calls "coffee table" books. These include oversized art collection books and a special collection on general topics such as artistic photography. Another in-library service is a microviewer. "We have the Vernal Express back to the Uintah Papoose on microfilm as well as some magazines," he said. Whether the library serves as a place to locate historical items, a meeting place, a book lender or just a nice place to read and relax, it and the people who work there are available to the people of Uintah County. J . At , - 1 x 1- - J DORIS BURTON, director of the Uintah County Library, will resign at the end of the month to take over the new position of Uintah County Historian. . 1 " - J I'l l y j --r. r--r t .. -r. : j ; ,A --iS1 i yst N; Q , 1 "LET'S FIND the title card..." Creed Kidd teaches a boy how to locate a book by using the card catalog. Photos and story By Kathy Gordy |